One of the most valuable things a district office administrator can offer a principal is time—not another initiative, checklist, or team meeting. More specifically, it’s focused one-on-one time.
The schedules of district leaders fill up fast. Board meetings, budget talks, parent concerns, facility projects, district initiatives, and unexpected issues all demand our attention. Often, the meetings we postpone first are the regular one-on-one meetings with principals. We might think, “I’ll see them at next month’s principals meeting anyway.”
I’ve learned that’s a mistake.